The Meaning of the Word "Kutiba" (It Was Prescribed) in the Phrase "It Was Prescribed Upon You"
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Question:
The phrase in the saying of the Exalted,[Al-Baqarah 2:178], the word "kutiba" here means: it was prescribed.
Answer:
Its meaning is obligatory. "Kutiba" here means obligatory. As He the Exalted said, "O you who believe," as He the Exalted and Majestic said,[Al-Baqarah 2:216]. That is, fighting was made obligatory upon you. Jihad in the path of Allah. And He the Exalted said, [Al-Baqarah 2:178]. That is, retaliation was made obligatory upon you in the case of those killed. So the meaning of "kutiba" is obligatory. Yes. Yes.
The phrase in the saying of the Exalted,
O you who have believed, prescribed for you is
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُAnswer:
Its meaning is obligatory. "Kutiba" here means obligatory. As He the Exalted said, "O you who believe," as He the Exalted and Majestic said,
Fighting has been enjoined upon you while it is hateful to you
كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الْقِتَالُ وَهُوَ كُرْهٌ لَّكُمْO you who have believed, prescribed for you is legal retribution for those murdered
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الْقِصَاصُ فِي الْقَتْلَى
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 3 من 27|وقفات مع آيات الصيام|آيات الصيام|صالح الفوزان|فقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (6:19)
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